MY GHOST TALE

a ghost story of sorts

MY GHOST TALE
when the old marble clock chimes midnight
our home settles and slips into
peaceful dreams
as old homes often do
soon
there is a stirring
a slight shift in this space
and a spirit walks our home
a soft spectral sight
searching for someone,
wanders into our bedroom
it is three a.m.
and the barriers are very thin,

he hesitates while i waken
to his sweet  chortling laughter
and i can just see his loving quirky smile
beckoning,
he leaves the room
drifting into our family room
he settles hopefully into his old leather recliner
leaning back as he always did
with our grizzled wire haired dachshund, rowdy’s spirit  ,asleep in his lap
i see him sitting expectantly,
i power up the cd player,
load some grateful dead,
quicksilver messenger service
and pink floyd
i brew a pot of his favorite columbian roast
fill his favorite cup
and place it on the table between our chairs,
“ahhhhhhh,” his spirit sighs contentedly,
thanks, jc
you do remember me.”
i settle into my own old recliner with my amarretto laced hot chocolate
to enjoy the rich music he loved so well,
under his familiar blanket of love and laughter,
i slide into sweet memory dreams

i waken with the peach silk light of dawn
his recliner is again up right
and his coffee cup is empty...

Reviews

[rubie]

Not sure why I was drawn to this title when I went to check out your page, because I am not a fan of ghost/scary stories, but I have to tell you that this one is so well done!

Such good imagery here.

I could almost hear the floors creaking and imagine the lights flickering....

Terrific write!

[jeannemarie coulter]

thank you...i have no fear of spirits...i have nothing they need, except perhaps an occasional cup of coffee and music they may have loved...lol, isn't life a glorious journey...

[BlueZan]

This is fantastic. I can see and feel and am reminded with warmth and love and longing of my grandfather and his similar love of coffee and music and his favorite chair. I absolutely love this and feel comforted and warmed by the emotion that it evokes. Just...wonderful.

[jeannemarie coulter]

my thanks abound...chuck did love his coffee and his music and to sit in his recliner with our dog sleeping in his lap...

[Braden Freeman]

I like how you begin with the clock, and then lead into the story about the spirit. I also like your approach to spirits; I think perhaps we should not be so afraid of spirits--maybe they just want a cup of coffee. Very well done!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

okay i am feeling a little "Windward House" here...from 1944's "the uninvited"

my skin started to prickle a bit....

well done.

[jeannemarie coulter]

as i mentioned his spirit visits now and again...